Archive for the 'Parenting' Category
Saturday, 7 July 2007 @ 5:50am • Family, Good Communication Skills, Parenting
Everyone has their own different style of parenting that fits their family and their situation. It all depends on background, tradition and culture or how an individual goes about in dealing with the personality of the child or children. One thing is for sure and that is the fact that there is no instruction manual [...]
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Sunday, 3 June 2007 @ 8:30am • Breaking Up, Conflict Management, Family, Parenting
In America, single parent families are really frowned upon. The family is supposed to have a mother and a father and anything less is unacceptable in the eyes of most people.
Young mothers who head single family homes are looked at as being in another class level in America. Many children are born out of wedlock [...]
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Friday, 18 May 2007 @ 11:03pm • Conflict Management, Family, Good Communication Skills, Parenting
Most would say that it is an understatement when someone says that children are difficult to raise. There is a continuous struggle to define and re-define boundaries, as well as to discover what appropriate behavior is and what is more difficult. One of the problems that many parents have is with children exploring and taking [...]
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Thursday, 15 February 2007 @ 9:40am • Attraction, Breaking Up, Dating Advice, Friendship, Good Communication Skills, Parenting
Do you have a relationship you’d describe as electrifying? Do you even have a relationship? Are you single and worry about ever finding a hot lady or “Mr Right” yet alone just a lady or a guy?
I know how much it sucks. If you’re single, maybe it sucks for you because:
Your partner you once loved [...]
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Tuesday, 6 February 2007 @ 11:41am • Conflict Management, Dating Advice, Family, Friendship, Good Communication Skills, Marriage Advice, Parenting
Too often the focus on healthy relationship communication exists in what each person says. The idea that one-way messages are at the heart of good relationship communication is what destroys relationships. Active listening skills are a must-have technique to anyone interested in building good relationships. There are a variety of active listening skills you can [...]
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Wednesday, 24 January 2007 @ 11:27pm • Family, Good Communication Skills, Parenting
Chuck, an active ten-year-old boy, was fidgeting as he was sitting in the large gold reclining chair. His busy hands and feet were moving constantly, and his eyes were reflecting his fears. Chuck did not want to be in my office but his mother, Pat, thought it was important for him to resolve his problems, [...]
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Monday, 15 January 2007 @ 10:41am • Family, Parenting
It is easy for a child to walk up to you and state exactly what they need or want. Later, you may notice that your pocketbook is empty, you are running your children around at all hours, and you don’t have the ability to finish exactly what you need. If you have become a part [...]
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Monday, 8 January 2007 @ 3:39am • Family, Good Communication Skills, Parenting
I want to firstly clear up a major parenting misconception. There is no one right way to raise a child. As with buying a car, becoming friends with your neighbours, or hanging out your clothes to dry, there is no one correct style you need to use for raising a healthy-minded child.
There a typically four [...]
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Friday, 29 December 2006 @ 4:40pm • Family, Parenting
Do you know why you have ADD/ADHD? Because you are extremely intelligent! No, I am not being sarcastic. In fact, I could not be more sincere. Most people with ADD/ADHD (herein called ADHD) have such a strong interest in a great variety of things, they have a hard time maintaining focus on one thing at [...]
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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 @ 9:33am • Family, Parenting
Guiding your child to behave in a positive manner is as easy as 1,2,3. Two business practices have been adapted for family use. The first one is compelling in its simplicity.
1. Set a Goal The first step is to meet with your children, and have them “buy in” to a mutually-developed goal. Explain to [...]
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